Jewelry set



April 13,1937.

E. J. GROSS JEWELRY SET Filed Jan. 30, 1935 Z r *Fig' INVENTOR [aw/mo J. 62055 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 13, 1937 UNITED STATES JEWELRY SET Edward J. Gross, New York, N. Y., minor to Benjamin & Edward J. Gross Co. Inc., New

York, N. Y.

Application'lanulry 30, 1935, Serial No. 4,037

12 Claims.

This invention relates generally to jewelry sets or ensembles and more specifically to finger ring sets. In its present specific embodiments, the invention is concerned more particularly with rings usually worn together onthe same finger,

such as an engagement ring and a wedding ring which, in combination, may be referred to as a bridal set.

One object of the invention is to provide the rings of a set with means to prevent them from being displaced with respect to each other on the wearers finger.

A further object of the invention is to incorporate the above mentioned means into the rings in such a way that the appearance of either of the rings is not noticeably altered thereby, so that one ring of the set may be worn without the other.

The above objects of the invention and other objects ancillary thereto will best be understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing:

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a finger ringset in assembled relation;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing only the upperparts of the rings;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the relative position in which the rings must be placed to permit their assembly or separation;

Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the rings shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing a modification;

' Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modification;

Figs. '7 and 8 are side views of the rings shown in Fig. 6.

The several objects of the present invention are accomplished by providing the two rings of a set 40 with cooperating elements or means to prevent relative circumferential displacement of the rings on the wearer's finger. Said cooperating elements are so disposed on the rings as to necessitate a relative movement of the rings in planes 45 substantially parallel to the sides of the rings in order to permit the rings to be assembled or separated. Accordingly, when the rings properly fit the wearers finger and are secured in assembled relation thereon according to the present inven- 50 tion, they cannot be separated. Thus, the gems or other ornamentation on the crown portions of the rings are maintained in the relation necessary to produce the desired ornamental effect or the ensemble.

55 Referring to the drawing in detail and first to Figs. 1 to 4, there is shown a bridal ring set comprising an engagement ring ill and a wedding ring l2 provided with appropriate jewel ornamentations ii and i3, respectively. The ring In comprises the annular member or shank i4 and the gem mounting i8 which may be integral with the shank H or initially separate therefrom and secured to or united therewith in any suitable way known in the art. The flexible member it constitutes one of the interlocking elements or members which isa'dapted to cooperate with an element on the ring l2, as will presently appear,

for preventing the "above described relative displacements of the two rings of the set. As shown in' Figs..1 to 4, said member i8 is in the form of a radial prong depending from the lower edge of the side of the gem mounting l6, and extends between the outer and inner peripheries of the ring.

Said prongtapers toward its free end and may be t located in the plane of one of the upper spaced side portions i1 01 the ring in an opening which may be part of the ornamentation for the side of the ring. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, a prong l8 may be disposed at each side of the ring for the sakeof symmetry, although onlyone prong is required. The ring i2 comprises the annular member or shank 22 having a gem mounting 24 secured betweenthe upper spaced side portions 26, which are spaced for this purpose. Openings or recesses 28 are formed in the periphery of the ring between the mounting 24 and the sides 26 of the ring shank. The prongs i8- and the openings 28 are disposed centrally of the gem mountings or other ornamentations and the size of the openings 28 is fixed in relation. to the width of the prongs to prevent relative circumferential movement of the rings when the prong is fully projected into the opening. 7 When it is desired to assemble the ring ill with the ring l2,the prong II at one side of the ring. is displaced outwardly of the opening 20 and thereby disposed in spaced relation to the side of the ring in substantial parallel relation thereto. The rings are then brought into the relative position illustrated in Fig. 3, with the free end of the prong inalignment with the opening- 28 to permit the projection of the prong into the opening by a relative movement 01' the ring in a plane substantially parallel to the sides of the ring. Since it is necessary to move the rings in the opposite direction in order to separate them, the rings cannot be separated while on the wearer's finger and must, therefore, be retained in proper relative position until removed from the finger.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5, the ring ilaissimilarinailrespectstotheringll with the exception that the interlocking member or prong "a is struck out from the upper side portion Ila of the ring instead of being formed integral with the lower edgeof the mounting.

Thus, in this modified form, the gem mounting "a is independent of the prong "a. In the modification illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8, 10 the rings so and s: are held in assembled relation by interlocking elements constituted by the radially extending member or tenon 34 integral with and projecting slightly from the upper side portion 36 of the ring 32 and a radially extending groove or mortise 38 formed on the upper side portion 40 of the ring 30 in integral relation thereto. The rings 30 and 32 are assembled and separated in the same manner as the rings In Thus, it is seen that the several constructions herein shown and described are well adapted to accomplish the several objects of the invention.

It will be understood, however, that these constructions are not exhaustive of the embodiments of the invention, and that each of the constructions shown may be varied. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the present forms of the invention, except as may be required by the appended claims considered with reference to the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two annular members, one of said members having a projection extending in a plane substantially parallel to the side of the annular member and disposed inwardly of the outer periphery of the lat- 40 ter, and the other annular member having an opening for receiving said projection therein, said opening being so positioned in relation to said projectionthat the latter may be projected therein solely by relative movement of the members '45 in a plane substantially parallel to the sides thereof, when said members are positioned side by side, and the projection is in alignment with said opening.

2. A jewelry .set comprising, in combination,

so two rings, one of said rings having a member extending in a plane substantially parallel with the sides of the ring and disposed inwardly of the outer periphery of the latter, and the other ring having an opening for receiving said mem- 55 ber, said opening being so disposed that the member may be projected into said opening solely by a relative movement of the rings in a plane sub stantially parallel to the sides of the ring when the rings are side by side and the member is in so alignment with said opening.

3. Ajewelry set comprising, in combination two rings, one of said rings having a member disposed inwardly of the outer periphery of the ring, and the other -ring having an opening into 05 which said member is received when the rings are disposed in side by side relation with the member in registry with said opening and the rings relatively moved in a plane substantially parallel to the sides of the rings.

4. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two rings, one ring having at one side thereof a radially extending prong and the second ring having adjacent one side thereof a peripheral opening into which said prong fits for holding the two rings against relative circumferential displacement on the wearer's finger.

5. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two finger rings, one of said rings having a fiexible radial prong at one side thereof and the other ring having an opening adjacent one side thereof through which said prong may project for engagement with said other ring for. holding the two rings together in side by side relation on the wearers finger.

6. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two finger rings, one of said rings having at one side thereofa radial prong disposed with its free end toward the center of the ring and the other ring having adjacent one side thereof an opening in its periphery into which said prong projects for engagement with said other ring to hold the two rings together in side by side relation on the wearer's finger.

7. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two rings, one of said rings having spaced side portions, a gem mounting positioned between said ,side portions having a side portion spaced from the adjacent side portion of the ring defining an opening therebetween, and the second ring having a radially extending prong which fits into said opening for holding the two rings against relative circumferential displacement on the wearer's finger.

8. A ring comprising a shank having a finger opening and an opening in the side of the shank between said finger opening and the outer peripheryoi' the shank, and a mounting on the shank above said side opening provided with a prong extending downwardly into said side opening.

9. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two annular bands, one of said bands having a peripheral opening adjacent one side thereof, and the other band having at one side thereof a member projecting from the periphery thereof toward its center and received in said opening.

" 10. A jewelry setcomprising, in combination, two finger rings, one of said rings having a shank provided with spaced upper side portions, one of said sideportions having a flexible prong struck out therefrom, and the other ring having an opening into which said-prong projects for holding the rings together on the wearer's finger.

11. A jewelry set comprising, in combination,"

two rings, one of said rings having spaced side portions, a gem mounting positioned between said side portions having a side portion spaced from the adjacent side portion of the ring defining an opening therebetween, and the second ring having a radially extending prong which extends into said opening for holding the two rings together on the wearer's finger.

12. A jewelry set comprising, in combination, two rings, one of said rings having a narrow slot in its periphery adjacent one side of the ring, and

" the second ring having a radially extending prong which extends into said slot from the outer periphery of the first ring and projects toward the inner periphery of the latter for holding the two rings together on the wearer's finger.

' EDWARD J. GROSS. 

